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Colorado Counties
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Colorado Counties
Colorado currently has sixty-four counties. The counties of Colorado are important components
of government since the state has no secondary civil subdivisions such as townships. Two counties, the City and
County of Denver and the City and County of Broomfield, have consolidated city and county governments..
No organized counties of the District of Louisiana, the Territory of Missouri, or the Territory of Nebraska
existed within the present boundaries of the State of Colorado. |
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Yuma County, Colorado
Yuma County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Wray
Year Organized: 1889
Square Miles: 2,366 |
Court House: 310 Ash Street, Suite A
County Courthouse
Wray, CO 80758-1850
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
Yuma County is named for the Yuma Native American tribe.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick
Facts
History
Yuma County was created in 1889 from part of Washington County.
The south half of Yuma County was added in 1903 from Arapahoe County.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,369 square miles (6,136 kmē),
of which, 2,366 square miles (6,127 kmē) of it is land and 3 square miles (9 kmē) of it is water. The
total area is 0.14% wat;er.
The point where the Arikaree River flows out of Yuma County and into Cheyenne County, Kansas is the
lowest point in the State of Colorado at 1,010 meters (3,315 feet) elevation. This crossing point holds
the distinction of being the highest low point of any U.S. state
Neighboring Counties:
- North: Phillips County
- Northeast: Chase County, Neb.; Dundy County, Neb.
- Southeast: Cheyenne County, Kan.; Sherman County, Kan.
- South: Kit Carson County
- West: Washington County
- Northwest: Logan County
Cities and Towns:
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- Eckley |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Wray
(County Seat) |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Yuma |
city |
Incorporated Area |
County Resources:
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The history of our nation can be seen as a prolonged struggle to define the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local. And the names we've given our counties, our most locally based jurisdictions, reflects the "characteristic
features of our country!"
But age, size and colorful names of our counties isn't the only reason to explore counties' role in American history, or the history of county government itself. In fact, the story of county government reflects the larger meanings of American history.
Today's counties are the most flexible, locally responsive and creative governments in the US. They are the most diverse, varying in size, population, geography, and governmental structure. In their politics and policies, they express a 1990's political slogan "Think globally,
act locally." |
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